Before we know words are words, they’re just silly squiggles on a page. You can help get your wee one off to a good start – just by using your finger! As you read to them, run your finger along the words, left to right, and this will help your toddler to realise that those squiggles are those funny things we call words.

Just by doing little things like this you can really help your wee one develop their reading skills and language